Biological and chemical corrosion of cement materials modified with polymer

The article presents the effect of the addition of polymer to mortars with CEMI and its influence on durability under conditions of sulfuric acid or nitric and sulphur bacteria or nitrogen (nitrification and denitrification). Both acids corresponds to the products of metabolism of bacteria Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Thiobacillus denitrificans, Paracoccus denitrificans by the literature is about 0.15 mmol/dm3. The changes in tightness materials studied by determining moisture mass and absorption. Corrosion processes were identified by examination in a scanning microscope equipped with an X-ray microanalyzer and a mercury porosimeter. The research results presented showed that the solution has a significantly weaker effect on the composite cement and cement-polymer compared with the action of bacteria. The action of both environments caused two opposing processes: unsealing the structure and deposition of corrosion products.